Coastal Georgia Komen to award $340,000 in grants

Thursday

The local affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will award more grant money to local programs than ever before.

The Coastal Georgia affiliate of Susan G. Komen announced it will grant $345,000 to community programs that will fund everything from educational programs to screening mammograms.

That money will be distributed to eight local programs that have proven their commitment to providing breast cancer services in Coastal Georgia, said Beth Desloges, executive director of the Coastal Georgia Komen affiliate.

"Through our grants program, we are able to provide life-saving services to Coastal Georgia residents that might otherwise fall through the cracks," Desloges said. "This year we focused our funding on increasing access to care for under-insured women, particularly rural, African-American and Latina populations."

Fundraisers held throughout the year support the grants, Desloges said. The upcoming Susan G. Komen Savannah Race for the Cure, scheduled for April 13, is the local affiliate's largest fundraiser.

Each year, 75 percent of the net proceeds of all funds raised by Coastal Georgia Komen remain in local communities - Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, and McIntosh counties - while the remaining 25 percent is used to support breast cancer research.

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